Bonfire of the Damned
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Avacyn RestoredAVR · #129
- Card type
- Sorcery
- Rarity
- Mythic rare
- Indicative price
- 1.42 € · ★ 5.09 € · 3.90 $ · ★ 8.23 $
- Mana value
- 1
- Colour
- Red
Card text
Bonfire of the Damned deals X damage to target player or planeswalker and each creature that player or that planeswalker's controller controls. Miracle (You may cast this card for its miracle cost when you draw it if it's the first card you drew this turn.)
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
Indicative Scryfall prices, updated daily. ★: foil; ★ E: etched foil. EUR and USD represent different markets.
Printing information
- Illustrator
- James Paick
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2012-05-04
Rulings
A mana cost of means that you pay twice X. If you want X to be 3, you pay to cast Bonfire of the Damned.
Bonfire of the Damned targets only the player. Creatures with shroud or hexproof that player controls will be dealt damage by Bonfire of the Damned if it resolves.
Bonfire of the Damned’s mana value is based on its mana cost of , even if you’re casting it for its miracle cost. For example, if you cast Bonfire of the Damned for its miracle cost and choose 4 for X, its mana value is 9.
If the player is an illegal target when Bonfire of the Damned tries to resolve, the spell won’t resolve and none of its effects will happen. No damage will be dealt to any permanent or player.
Preventing some or all of the damage dealt to the player won’t affect the amount of damage dealt to each creature that player controls. The same is true for any effect that increases or decreases the amount of damage dealt to the player.
